Rain Man
Autistic brother story
Rain Man is the 1988 film about an autistic savant with extraordinary memory and calculation abilities.
The term now refers informally to anyone displaying similar savant-like skills, especially with numbers or obscure facts: He's our Rain Man—remembers every game score from the past decade.
Sometimes used dismissively to suggest social awkwardness alongside the talent.
Mind's retention capacity
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
toothpicks · recall · mathematical · prodigious · memorization · cognitive
- 1988A calendar year
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- brothersMale children of same parents
Tom Cruise · inheritance · Las Vegas · screenplay · cinematography · soundtrack · box-office · Academy Award
Facility for wagering
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
- Caesars PalaceLavish Vegas resort
- winningsMoney gained from betting
dealer · cards · high-stakes · table · chips · betting · odds · jackpot
Binding tie or connection
- siblingsFellow offspring
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- connectionA joining or relation
trust · familial · devotion · relationship · closeness · discovery · caregiving · understanding
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
cards · toothpicks · recall · mathematical · prodigious · memorization · cognitive
Dustin Hoffman
Tom Cruise · brothers · inheritance · Las Vegas · screenplay · cinematography · soundtrack · box-office · Academy Award · Best Picture
casino
Facility for wagering
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
- Caesars PalaceLavish Vegas resort
winnings · dealer · cards · high-stakes · table · chips · betting · odds · jackpot · payout
bond
Binding tie or connection
- siblingsFellow offspring
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
connection · trust · familial · devotion · relationship · closeness · discovery · caregiving · understanding · patience
- Tom Cruise FilmsTop Gun, Mission Impossible, Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, Top Gun Maverick
- Road MoviesEasy Rider, Thelma and Louise, National Lampoon's Vacation, Dumb and Dumber, Little Miss Sunshine
- 1988Die Hard, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beetlejuice, Coming to America, Midnight Run
- Mental Health MediaA Beautiful Mind, Girl Interrupted, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Good Will Hunting, Shine
- United ArtistsRocky, Apocalypse Now, West Side Story, Annie Hall, Midnight Cowboy
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
Rain Maneveryman
Ordinary representative person
average Joe · generalist · Renaissance man · neurotypical · common man
Rain Mansocial butterfly
Outgoing, prolific socializer
charmer · smooth talker · people person · life of the party · charismatic leader
Rain ManJames Bond
British intelligence agent
Ferris Bueller · Don Draper · Renaissance man · Tony Stark · Casanova
man, rain, rainy, raincoat, raining, rainfall, rainstorm, raindrop, rained